“They were stuffed in a little cage,” said Andrade, adding that their water was filthy.

Town officials called in the Animal Rescue League to assist with the animal cruelty investigation.

John Campbell, 30, of 163 Miller St., was held on $500,000 bail at Plymouth House of Correction after his arraignment Wednesday in Wareham District Court.

Authorities said Campbell protected his drug operation with infrared security cameras placed along the perimeter of his Miller Street home.

Neighbors said Campbell lives with his wife and children at the home.

A SWAT team raided the home at 6 a.m. Wednesday. Police seized five guns, $29,000 in cash and drugs valued at more than $50,000.

The raid netted 1,500 Percocet pills valued at $45,000, 100 grams of cocaine, $29,000 in cash and five guns – two semi-automatic handguns, a .38-caliber revolver, two shotguns and a .22-caliber rifle. Police also seized five Glock 9mm magazines, each with 30 rounds, the same ammunition used in the shooting that wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords in Arizona, said Andrade.

Campbell was charged with trafficking OxyContin, trafficking cocaine, five counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a large-capacity firearm, possession of a large capacity feeding device and cruelty to animals. He is due back in court on Oct. 22.

Andrade said at least two of the guns were stolen, one from Wareham, the other from Buzzards Bay.

Neighbors said Campbell has been living in the house with his wife and children for more than 18 months, but his “major drug operation” came under police scrutiny about a month ago, Andrade said.

Andrade said Campbell has ties to New York and is not a Middleboro native.

Neighbors say Campbell lived a quiet life and there was no indication he was involved in any drug activity.

Derek Maksy, who built the house where Campbell lives and sold it more than two decades ago, said he was dismayed to learn of the drug activity there. Maksy said his relatives, including his brother Daniel Maksy, a retired Middleboro police officer, are Campbell’s neighbors.

“It’s terrible that somebody would do that in a family neighborhood,” said Derek Maksy, a former Lakeville selectman.

Campbell is also under investigation by the state Department of Children and Families, police said.